Locum Pharmacist - Immploy Recruitment Agency
(2026-01)
- Provide pharmacist services across assigned healthcare settings, ensuring accurate dispensing, prescription screening, and patient counselling.
- Maintain compliance with SAPC, GPP, and medicines legislation in all dispensing activities.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals and pharmacy support staff to ensure continuity of care and service quality.
- Adapt quickly to different pharmacy settings, systems, and workflow requirements.
Community Service Pharmacist - Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness - Macassar Community Day Centre (CDC)
(2025-01 - 2025-12)
- Managed dispensary workflow in a high-volume primary healthcare setting, processing chronic and acute prescriptions accurately and efficiently in line with clinic procedures.
- Screened prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, dosing accuracy, potential drug interactions, and legal compliance.
- Counselled patients on the safe and effective use of their medicines, with a particular focus on chronic therapy for diabetes, hypertension, and HIV, to improve adherence and therapeutic outcomes.
- Identified and intercepted prescription errors and near-miss incidents, documenting findings and implementing corrective measures to uphold medication safety standards.
- Supported stock control to reduce expired stock and wastage.
- Maintained accurate dispensary records and administrative documentation aligned to regulatory and professional requirements.
- Collaborated with clinicians, nurses, and pharmacy assistants to ensure continuity of care and the best possible patient outcomes.
- Participated in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) reviews.
Academic Intern Pharmacist - University of the Western Cape, School of Pharmacy - Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre, Cape Town
(2015-01 - 2017-12)
Practical training completed at Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre, Cape Town
- Completed an academic pharmacist internship combining university-based training with practical primary healthcare exposure at Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre.
- Gained exposure to public health pharmacy operations, dispensing processes, and patient-centred pharmaceutical care.
- Built foundational skills in prescription interpretation, patient counselling, and pharmacy workflow in a community health environment.
- Participated in academic and practical training aligned with pharmacy education requirements.
Researcher, Tutor and Practical Demonstrator - University of the Western Cape, School of Pharmacy
(2015-01 - 2020-12)
- Planned, coordinated, and executed a malaria-focused pharmaceutical research project.
- Presented research findings at national conferences and contributed to a published scholarly article as lead researcher.
- Facilitated undergraduate learning in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Calculations.
- Supported student learning through tutorials, demonstrations, and academic guidance.
Locum Pharmacist Assistant (Qualified Post-Basic) - Clicks Retail Pharmacy - Cape Town, South Africa
(2015-01 - 2023-12)
- Worked effectively with pharmacists and pharmacy support staff to maintain workflow efficiency and service standards.
- Delivered dispensary support in a fast-paced retail environment, focusing on customer service and patient safety.
- Provided advice on over-the-counter medication as per scope of practice.
- Assisted with stock management: ordering support, shelf replenishment, FEFO rotation, and expiry checks to reduce write-offs.
- Promoted customer-focused services and supported loyalty programme awareness.
